Meet Your Long-Lost Jewish Family—In India!
Known for its exhilarating tours across the Holy Land, OU Israel thought it was high time for an off the beaten track adventure overseas. They’ve set out to discover India—Jewish India....
Nov 4, 2015
By Bayla Sheva Brenner
Israel Losing Edge Against Iran, Intel Head Warns
The Times of Israel writes: The country’s top army intelligence officer has reportedly said Israel and Iran are engaged in a technological “war,” with the Jewish state slowly losing its qualitative...
Nov 2, 2015
By OU Staff
Fighting Big Knives and Bad Ideas
Liel Leibovitz of Tablet Magazine writes: You’ve been getting the arithmetic of war all wrong: The bloody battle unfurling in the streets of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and Ra’anana and elsewhere...
Nov 2, 2015
By OU Staff
Torah Against Terror?
In the wake of the recent spate of terror attacks in Israel, there have been calls for people to take action to prevent these attacks. Some of the specific actions being...
Oct 27, 2015
By Rabbi Natan Slifkin
Hachnasat Orchim: To Sit at Henny Machlis’ Table
When we first learn that “Noach was righteous in his generation…” we applaud his stature until the rabbis, on deeper reflection, note that “in his generation” suggests that the bar was...
Oct 21, 2015
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
Some Personal Reflections on Sukkot in Yerushalayim
There is nothing as incomparably, magnificently festive as Yerushalayim just prior to, and during Sukkot. The city is illuminated by the incandescent sunshine of the pre-rainy season. Everywhere one looks, sukkot...
Oct 15, 2015
By Allen Fagin
Five Changes I Made To My Life in Israel
Alexandra Benjamin wrote the following post on Facebook. In the wake of almost 30 terrorists attacks in Israel, she wrote about the five changes she made to her life and five...
Oct 14, 2015
By Alexandra Benjamin
The Worst New York Times Story Ever?
The New York Times recently published an article that was so appallingly flawed and dangerous that it simply beggars belief. Its subsequent “clarification” only serves to highlight how bad it was....
Oct 12, 2015
By Rabbi Natan Slifkin
Wave of Terror in Israel: Latest Updates
As new terror attacks continue to emerge in Israel, it’s important to stay informed. The links below will provide coverage from numerous major media outlets in Israel: Arutz 7 Times of...
Oct 8, 2015
By OU Staff
Savitsky Talks: Who Will Support The State of Israel?
In this episode of Savitsky Talks: Steven speaks with Heshy Zelcer, CEO of Hakirah: The Flatbush Journal of Jewish Law and Thought, about his latest think-piece: “Who Will Support the State...
Oct 7, 2015
By Stephen Savitsky
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